Canadian Maritimes and Maine

August 6 – August 17, 2018

Monday, August 6 Arrive in Halifax / Overview of City

Tuesday, August 7 Full day Tour of Halifax Area

Canadian Museum of Immigration

The Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, is Canada's national museum of immigration. The museum occupies part of Pier 21, the former ocean liner terminal and immigration shed from 1928 to 1971.

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Halifax Public Gardens (gate image from web source)

The Halifax Public Gardens are Victorian era public gardens formally established in 1867, the year of Canadian Confederation. The gardens are located in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia on the Halifax Peninsula near the popular shopping district of Spring Garden Road and opposite Victoria Park.

Arawjo Nomads visit the gardens.

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Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia. Peggy's Cove is a small rural community located on the eastern shore of St. Margaret’s Bay in Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality, which is famous for the Peggy’s Point Lighthouse (established 1868).

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The Citadel is the fortified summit of Citadel Hill, a National Historic Site of Canada in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The hill was first fortified in 1749, the year the town of Halifax was founded. (Images from Web Source)

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Wednesday, August 8 Travel Day to Baddeck

Fisherman’s Life Museum

Located only 40 minutes east of metro Halifax, this simple wooden house once belonged to Ervine Myers, his wife Ethelda and their 13 daughters. Like many other families who resided along Nova Scotia’s shores in the early 1900s, the Myers’ made their living off both the land and sea; fishing throughout the summer and working the woods in the winter.

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Lakeside Patio at Inverary Resort

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Dinner with Ed and Peggy Demeter

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Thursday, August 9

Cape Breton National Park / Cabot Trail

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Three Old Vikings Lost in Canada (Ed, Jack and Tom)

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Friday, August 10

Exiting Nova Scotia for Prince Edward Island

Stop to visit Hector Heritage Quay

The Hector Heritage Quay is one of Nova Scotia's major cultural tourist attractions. The Quay is home to the Ship Hector, a full sized replica of the original ship which brought the first wave of emigrants from Scotland to Nova Scotia in 1773. Step aboard the Hector and relive the tale of these early settlers and the hardships they faced beginning a new life in a new land. Go below deck to see the living conditions these hardy souls call home during almost 11 weeks at sea.

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(Image on left from web source) On the right, Arawjo nomads visit the Hector.

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Ferry to Prince Edward Island (image from web source)

Arrive in Charlottetown Great George Hotel

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Saturday, August 11

Prince Edward Island Tour

Prince Edward Island Preserve Company produces artisan preserves, fine teas, retails fine bone china and local pottery.

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(owner not in kilts for our visit) (above images from web source)

Prince Edward Island National Park

Green Gables House in Cavendish

Charlottetown Confederation Hall Presentation

At Confederation Centre of the Arts we celebrate the origins and evolution of Canada through a rich variety of heritage and arts programming. Temporary site for presentation on Canadian Unification. (image from web source)

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Sunday, August 12

Exiting Prince Edward Island for New Brunswick

The Confederation Bridge is a bridge spanning the Abegweit Passage of Northumberland Strait, linking Prince Edward Island with mainland New Brunswick, Canada. It was commonly referred to as the "Fixed Link" by residents of Prince Edward Island prior to its official naming. The 12.9-kilometre bridge opened on May 31, 1997.

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New Brunswick – Shediac Bay Cruise (lobster info and feast)

Our sub-groups: left Jack, Mary, Dianne, Peggy, Ed and Tom

Right Don, Ella and Dennis

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Hopewell Rock (web image) / could only see top at high tide

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Monday, August 13

Exiting New Brunswick for Bar Harbor, Maine

Dinner and Bed (long bus trip) (Ed, Mary, Tom, Dianne, Jack and Peggy)

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Tuesday, August 14

Visiting Acadia National Park and Bar Harbor

(fog limited things to see in the park)

Acadia National Park protects the natural beauty of the highest rocky headlands along the Atlantic coastline of the United States, an abundance of habitats with high biodiversity, clean air and water, and a rich cultural heritage.

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